British Ever Ready Lather Catcher

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Had a pleasant surprise using one of these this morning with a GEM Blue Star carbon steel blade. One of the nicest shaves I have had with any of my SEs or DEs. Smooth and easy but not as close as with my Muhle R41 and a feather blade. They don't seem to clog up and you can easily clear half your face of lather before giving it a rinse for the other half. They live up to there name, lather catcher. Anyway, if you are looking to try something a little different one of these just might do the trick.

Bob

Very nice looking razor

I love the handle. Very neat.

That's a great looking razor, any chance of some additional pics...is it like a Rolls Razor, can't quite see the the workings?

Awesome!
I have the exact same razor in a really cool green bakelite box.
I've always wondered how it would shave. I just bought is because it was so damned cool lookin ! :)
Thanks for posting
From where did you get your blades?
Mike

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Originally Posted by Mcbladescar

Awesome!
I have the exact same razor in a really cool green bakelite box.
I've always wondered how it would shave. I just bought is because it was so damned cool lookin ! :)
Thanks for posting
From where did you get your blades?
Mike

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You should find it a fantastic shaver. I got my blades from amazon. Some gem ptf coated and some PAL blades. Most of the guys swear by ted pella blades.

Thanks for the comments fellas.

Phrank

The top flips back to load a single edge razor blade.

Mike

It is next to impossible to find SE razor blades in Canada. We sometimes go for coffee to a small US town 2 hours south of us and I got mine at the drugstore there. Easiest way would be to order them in from the US, I think. Do not use ant SE blades sold in hardware stores for things like scrapers, they are totally unsuitable.

Bob

The 1912 line is very good (it is not a lather catcher, those are earlier razors), and I enjoy mine quiet a bit.
The British made are supposed to be a little more aggressive, I only have the US made ones, but I a bidding now on a british made...
I have a couple of them as they are still widely available and not too expensive. The one I use the most was part of a 3 razor lot I got from etsy for 6 bucks... they were dirty and one was broken but they cleaned up just fine.

The best SE blades are PTFE coated, and the best price for them is offered by connaught shaving.
Funny enough, in that particular razor, I found out that using a DE blade (with the side flaps trimmed) works exceptionally well.

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Thanks for the tip Galhatz!! I have a few of these razors in my collection and was never able to find a "good" blade for them. I just tried your tip and your right, it shaves very well!!
Thanks again!!

Glad you liked it. I saw the idea on b&b a long while ago and thought ''why on earth would I ever want to do that''... but curiosity got me to try it out.
I am not sure what to do with the rest of my gear now...

I really like the fancy handle. Does the decoration help with gripping?

Last weekend I found GEM SE blades at the grocery store. It surprised me, especially since they don't stock DEs.:shrug:

What is different from a 1912 Ever Ready razor and a Lather Catcher?

Different razor.
Here's an ER LC
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Thanks for the tip Galhatz!! I have a few of these razors in my collection and was never able to find a "good" blade for them. I just tried your tip and your right, it shaves very well!!
Thanks again!!

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If you have the spine off a Gem blade you can use it on a Feather Single Edge blade (not the narrow type used in Cobras) - they give a superb shave but don't last long. A Gem blade is good for about 4 shaves and you get an incredible sound as it rips through stubble.

Which razor shaves the best the ER or the Lather catcher?

There are many Lather Catcher models, from different companies. That pictured LC - I didn't care for much and included it in a trade (with streamline - the most overhyped of them.all) for a Toyo straight.

For me a 1912 model is better and with a clipped Astra blade as mentioned above, it is outstanding. I'm now on shave #3 with that blade, on one edge and it's great.

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Originally Posted by Galhatz

There are many Lather Catcher models, from different companies. That pictured LC - I didn't care for much and included it in a trade (with streamline - the most overhyped of them.all) for a Toyo straight.

For me a 1912 model is better and with a clipped Astra blade as mentioned above, it is outstanding. I'm now on shave #3 with that blade, on one edge and it's great.

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I too have an Ever Ready razor, how do you clip your DE blades to fit? Thanks for the info!!